In partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Tundra is proud to launch an important series of books for children who have to cope with adult-sized problems. Young Alex’s father had been a policeman until he began to suffer from depression, perhaps the most common mental health issue we face. Alex’s questions are those that are often asked by the children of parents who have depression: is the parent simply lazy? Does he no longer care? And is it something I can catch, like a cold? In simple, straightforward language, the book explains what depression is and how it is treated. It also prepares a child for working with a helping professional. And perhaps most important, it reassures a child that he or she is not alone. Written by Canada’s foremost experts in the field, this is an important book to spur discussion and allay fears of those affected by depression.

Can I Catch It Like a Cold?: Coping With a Parent's Depression

Children's Books

Centre For Addiction And Mental Health

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Tundra Books

La majorité oubliée: Guide sur les questions de toxicomanie à l'intention des conseillers qui travaillent auprès des femmes (French Edition)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

The Health Effects of Cannabis is a definitive reference text on the adverse, and also the potentially beneficial, effects of cannabis use. Internationally recognized experts in the field contribute a wealth of information about the use and effects of Canada's most widely used illicit drug. The Health Effects of Cannabis will be of interest to addiction medicine specialists, educators, researchers, health program managers and policy-makers, and anyone else who wants scientific information on cannabis and its effects. Topics include: • the epidemiology of cannabis use and related problems • the long-term central nervous system effects of cannabis • mental and behavioural disorders caused by cannabis use • cannabis and immunity • cannabis use during pregnancy • therapeutic uses of cannabis and cannabinoids • the health and psychological effects of cannabis use • the comparative risks of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and opioid use.

The Health Effects of Cannabis

Kalant, Harold

Ontario

Advice and treatment by physicians and nurses can substantially reduce substance use and its associated disease and health care costs, yet physicians are often hampered by lack of training and knowledge in this area. Managing Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems: A Pocket Guide for Physicians and Nurses is a quick reference for the busy physician or nurse. It summarizes the simplest, most effective and best researched protocols for identifying and treating substance use and its complications. The Pocket Guide helps medical and nursing students, physicians and nurses recognize that substance use problems are medically treatable. This guide will not only demistify the treatment of patients with substance use issues, but will also lead to better treatment outcomes. The Pocket Guide is an invaluable, practical resource with answers for most substance use problems.

Managing Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems: A Pocket Guide for Physicians and Nurses

Wilson, Lynn

Kahan, Meldon

Addiction & Recovery

Children of parents who drink too much alcohol are affected in many ways. They may experience anger, fear, confusion, and guilt. This reassuring book, written by professionals, offers information in the form of a story about one family’s struggle. When Dad’s drinking ruins a birthday party, everyone wishes that he would just stop. If only wishing could fix the problem! Wishes and Worries is an excellent way to open a discussion between adult and child. It provides straightforward answers to common questions. Why does my parent drink? Will I drink too much, too? What can I do to help? Is it my fault? The book also includes important information for parents, teachers, and professionals. Wishes and Worries is an excellent resource for children affected by adult problems.

Wishes and Worries: Coping with a Parent Who Drinks Too Much Alcohol

Le trouble de la personnalité limite: Guide d'information à l'intention des familles (French Edition)

Ce livret s'adresse aux personnes dont un proche est aux prises avec un trouble de la personnalité limite (TPL). Les trois premières sections fournissent des renseignements sur les symptômes, les causes et le traitement du TPL. La quatrième section présente des moyens de soutenir une personne ayant un TPL. La dernière section discute de ce que les membres de la famille et les amis peuvent faire pour prendre soin d'eux-mêmes.  Contenu : - à propos des troubles de la personnalité ; - à propos du trouble de la personnalité limite ; - traitement des personnes ayant un TPL ; - soutenir le membre de la famille qui a un TPL ; - prendre soin de soi ; - rétablissement et espoir ; - fiche d'information en cas de crise.

Mental Health

CentreforAddictionandMentalHealth

Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: An Information Guide

Bartha, Christina

Skinner, W.J. Wayne

O'Grady, Caroline P.

Parenting & Relationships

People often recognize that their drinking is causing problems in their lives long before they are ready to seek help. Knowing that there is a problem can be a good first step to cutting back or quitting drinking, but it can be hard to know what further steps to take to make changes and stick to them. Saying When presents a step-by-step program to help people cut down or stop drinking. Developed by the author Dr Martha Sanchez-Craig over 22 years at the Addiction Research Foundation, the program was designed to be used by people on their own or with counselling. The program is directed at people who experience problems related to their drinking, but who do not have a severe alcohol use disorder. Its effectiveness has been tested and proven through research and over time by people needing to gain control of their drinking. Saying When presents the self-help version of the program. This guide is especially valuable to people who wish to address their alcohol use privately, without mutual help group meetings or treatment programs. Previously published as DrinkWise, this new edition has been reviewed and endorsed by experts in substance use treatment at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. This edition features a new foreword by addiction emeritus William R. Miller and is updated with current low-risk drinking guidelines, contemporary terminology and design. Steps of the program: 1. Taking stock 2. Setting your first goal and discovering how you cope with urges to drink 3. Setting your long-term goal 4. Developing strategies to reach abstinence or moderation 5. Maintaining your progres Also in this guide: • Answers to common questions about alcohol, alcohol problems and treatments. • Diary charts to track drinking and urges to drink, checkup forms to track progress. • Links to other treatment resources.

Saying When: How to Quit Drinking or Cut Down

Sanchez-Craig, Martha

Most people accessing mental health and addiction services have experienced trauma. For those working in community services, treatment agencies and hospitals, providing "trauma-informed care" requires an understanding of the effects of trauma, and of how to create programs, spaces and policies that place priority on trauma survivors' safety, choice and control. Becoming Trauma Informed describes trauma-informed practice at the individual, organizational and systemic levels. This multi-authored collection brings together the voices of those who have integrated trauma-informed principles into various mental health and addiction treatment and social service environments, and of the diverse groups with which they work. Becoming Trauma Informed is an important resource for those who are working, or who are planning to work as addiction and mental health practitioners and program and system planners.

Becoming Trauma Informed

Greaves, Dr Lorraine

Poole, Nancy

Fundamentals of Addiction is an essential reference for counsellors and a comprehensive textbook for college and university level students in courses that address addictions. Written by more than 50 experts in addiction treatment and related fields, each chapter includes case examples, practice tips and print and online resources. This fourth edition of Alcohol &amp; Drug Problems was renamed Fundamentals of Addiction to include behavioural or "process" addictions. Extensively revised, updated and expanded, this new edition is a valuable guide to helping people overcome the harmful, sometimes devastating, effects of addiction. Written by more than 50 experts in addiction treatment and related fields, Fundamentals of Addiction is a comprehensive guide to helping people overcome the harmful, sometimes devastating, effects of addiction.

Fundamentals of Addiction: A Practical Guide for Counsellors

Herie, Marilyn

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